Bobby Parnell has seized control of the closer’s role for the New York Mets in 2013. The opportunity at hand with the franchise, though, is much greater for him then a single-season stint saving games. The Mets have not had a homegrown closer since Randy Myers in the late 1980s. Show More Summary
It's been four weeks since I looked at the numbers pu t up by the New York Mets in the early part of the 2013 season. A month is a long time in baseball, and player performance can fluctuate over time. Unfortunately for the Mets, many of the early season positives have evaporated. Show More Summary
This just in: The New York Mets are unwatchable on days that Matt Harvey isn't pitching. Terry Collins is working with a lineup that, on any given night, has six or seven automatic outs sprinkled in among a couple of major league hitters. Show More Summary
In case you've been living under a rock, the New York Mets' Opening Day outfield was Lucas Duda, Marlon Byrd and Colin Cowgill. They have combined for 13 home runs and 38 RBI this season, which coming from three players is dreadful. To put it in perspective, the league leader in home runs, Justin Upton, has 13. Show More Summary
Matt Harvey looks for his fifth win of the season on Friday as the New York Mets begin a weekend series at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs will counter with Edwin Jackson, who has struggled mightily this year. Show More Summary
At 15-23 and in fourth place in the NL East, the New York Mets' 2013 season so far has been inconsistent. At times, the starting pitching has been great, but in other games, it has been ineffective. Offensively, the Mets have gotten big home runs in some games but have also had a lot of trouble hitting in other games. Show More Summary
New York Mets crush St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 – MLB Recap New York Mets crushed St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in the fourth and final game of their four-match regular series encounter on Thursday, May 16 at Busch Stadium in Missouri. Although...Show More Summary
There hasn’t been much juice to the rivalry between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals—most recently renewed in a four-game series that ends today—since Adam Wainwright struck out Carlos Beltrán to end Game Seven of the 2006 National League Championship Series, but it was once as heated as any in baseball. Show More Summary
Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets hit a ball today that ended up doing something you won't see very often. It went through the outfield wall. Murphy's hit appeared as though it was going to go off the wall for a standard double. But...Show More Summary
With one quarter of the 2013 season in the books, reality has begun to set in for the New York Mets. After back-to-back seasons of solid starts followed by second-half collapses, the team in Flushing is avoiding a third consecutive collapse...Show More Summary
Let's be honest—the New York Mets are a lousy baseball team. Not only that, but aside from when Matt Harvey pitches, they're an unwatchable team to boot. As we draw near the quarter mark of the 2013 MLB campaign, it's time to take a look at some things that have been learned about manager Terry Collins' squad this season. Show More Summary
It's been said, by no less an authority than the great Ted Williams himself, that hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in sport. And Mr. Williams never even had to face Matt Harvey. Harvey, of course, is the New York Mets' ace right-hander. Show More Summary
Matt Harvey, the big right-hander for the New York Mets, might have the goods to be the latest in the string of top-notch pitchers developed by the organization. The 24-year-old Mystic, CT native was selected as the seventh overall pick...Show More Summary
The organizational depth of the New York Mets is not yet elite, but it has certainly much improved over the past two seasons. Gone are the days that the "teenage hitting machine" is force fed to the fans as the greatest hitting prospect since Ted Williams. Show More Summary
If there is one aspect of the New York Mets franchise that has endured over the majority of the Mets' half-century of existence, it is the star pitcher. The ace of the Mets staff is often worthy of that name. He is a player who Mets fans and coaches know is capable of something special every time he steps on the mound. Show More Summary
Many individuals within the New York Mets community are quick to point the finger when things aren't going swimmingly. Manager Terry Collins has been getting shellacked for his decisions—both strategic and personnel—on a nightly basis, but it's clear that the Mets' 13-17 record doesn't fall on the skipper's shoulders. Show More Summary
Chicago White Sox hammer New York Mets 6-3 – MLB Recap The Chicago White Sox hammered the New York Mets 6-3 in the second game of their two-match regular series encounter on Thursday, May 8 at Citi Field in New York. With this particular...Show More Summary
New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey has made just 17 starts in his major league career—10 last season, and seven so far in 2013. However, the hype around this 24-year-old is already reaching Doc Gooden proportions, and now, thanks to a bloody nose, he might already be turning into a legend. Last night the [...]
It's time to make a few changes on the New York Mets. Sure, it's just the second week in May, but with New York languishing in fourth place in the NL East, there is no time like the present to shake things up a little. Why not? Expectations are pretty low for manager Terry Collins' club anyway. Show More Summary
In just his 17th career start, Matt Harvey of the New York Mets missed what could have been a perfect game when he gave up an infield single with two outs in the seventh inning to Alex Rios of the White Sox. Rios, who just barely beat out the throw was the only baserunner Harvey would allow in nine innings. Show More Summary